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Masterpiece Theatre; Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: GUEST OF HONOR

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Program premiered in 1971 with The First Churchills. Hosted by Alastair Cooke. Intended as a showcase for the best of British television drama. Spawned MYSTERY! in 1980. Current executive producer Rebecca Eaton. All promotion of program done by Frank Goodman & Associates (see below). Synopsis, cast information and producers listed by individual title.
Series release date: 1971

Program Description

Guess who's coming to dinner? No less than the King himself - Edward VII. Not long after the red carpet has been rolled out to the curb for him, and while the crowds are still in the street, another guest arrives, this one at the servants' entrance -- unexpected, unwelcome, and in great distress